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Where There Be Dragons 2010 LEARNING ADVENTURES IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD

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Where There Be Dragons 2010 LEARNING ADVENTURES IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD summer

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Where There Be Dragons 2010 LEARNING ADVENTURES IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD semester summer

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Where There Be Dragons 2010 LEARNING ADVENTURES IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD summer semester custom

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Where do you want to GO? China Silk Road Tibet

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Where do you want to GO? GO. Thailand Cambodia Laos

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Nepal Sikkim North India

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Guatemala Peru Bolivia Brazil

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Morocco Senegal Rwanda

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Dragons’ Mission: ‘Through remote and unconventional travel experiences, Dragons programs are rugged learning adventures that introduce students to a complex range of human relationships that affect shared resources; providing opportunities for exploration of self, skill building, and leadership training.’

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…remote and unconventional…

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Unique Students: .forward-thinking .flexible .open-minded .motivated .willing to get dirty for the sake of discovery .interested in exploring an alternate world-view

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…learning adventures…

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Excellent Leadership: 4:1 student to leader ratio, years of in-country experience, linguistic fluency, average age 29 years-old

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…human relationships…

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majority and minority relations, inter-religious dynamics, political and social history, urban vs. rural, diversity of culture/ethnicity, family and community relations, gender, contemporary indigenous cultures, introduction to conflict, resolution, and reconciliation, border relations

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…shared resources...

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economic change and development, economy and wealth, resource distribution, ecology and land-use, ecological diversity, environmental studies, food and sanitation, health and nutrition, sustainability, education, human rights

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…exploration of self…

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introduction to a broad range of religious traditions and world-views, meaning of pilgrimage, reflection, individual and group process, journaling, creative documentation

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…skill building…

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.language .healing traditions .traditional arts and iconography .critical thinking, writing, and speaking .expedition planning .high-alpine risk management .backcountry risk management .high-altitude trekking and camping

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…leadership training…

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Small-Group Travel: allows for greater spontaneity and more flexibility, greater degree of student ownership, more intimate, off-the-beaten-path, honest and rewarding immersion and experience, greater opportunities to learn from group process …encouraging self-starting, benevolent leadership

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Honest, Intimate, and Personal: always tapping into the richest experiences available

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Our Program Elements:

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Rugged Travel

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Home-Stay

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Trekking and Wilderness Exploration

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Service Learning

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Survey of Development Issues

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Internships and Independent Study

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Language Study

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Introduction to Philosophy/Comparative Religion

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Where do you want to GO? Where There Be Dragons 2010